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Over 90% of common household items contain hazardous plastic chemicals
Nearly 93% of known plastic chemicals used to wrap food and make clothes, toys, and other common household and personal… Read More
Video: Why scientists are warning us about everyday plastics
Scientists are issuing urgent warnings about the invisible threat of microplastics and toxic chemicals secretly polluting our homes, organs, and… Read More
Plastic is becoming part of coral beaches in a disturbing new way
Researchers found plasticoral on Okinawa beaches, where heat-altered plastic had become fused with coral rubble in a strange new form… Read More
Scientists Studied Lung Cancer PatientsāA Troubling Pattern Emerged
Researchers studying patients undergoing testing for lung problems have found that those diagnosed with lung cancerĀ were more likely to have… Read More
Water from plastic bottles ā including expensive brands ā contains more chemicals than water stored in glass
In a recent study published inĀ Analytica Chimica Acta, researchers used new methods for detecting diverse endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in… Read More
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